Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 371 - 359: Taking Charge of the Ying Family (3/3)

Chapter 371: Chapter 359: Taking Charge of the Ying Family (3/3)

Although Lanling City was vast, the speed of a Nascent Soul Expert was incredibly fast. After just a few strides, Zhou Heng had reached the airspace above the Ying Family estate, releasing the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm, which instantly enveloped the entire Ying Family.

"Ying Tianyin, Ying Cheng’en, come out and fight!" he shouted loudly, his voice booming through every corner of the Ying Family.

"Who is this madman daring to provoke our Ying Family?"

"Tired of living?"

"There’s no need for the Old Ancestor to act, let me, Ying Xuerong, behead him!"

Immediately, a wave of cursing erupted below. The Ying Family was one of the three great clans in Bright Moon Country and had grown even more arrogant since Ying Cheng’en, a monster, emerged. Soon, the Ying Family would boast two Nascent Soul Old Ancestors!

This was unique in Bright Moon Country!

How could the people of the Ying Family not be arrogant? Each of them wished to walk sideways like crabs, eyes practically mounted on their foreheads!

But now, someone had dared to come to their main estate to challenge them, specifically targeting Ying Tianyin, the Old Ancestor, and Ying Cheng’en, the future Old Ancestor. Wasn’t this a death wish? Naturally, everyone was furious, looking all around to find the audacious individual.

However, soon all noises ceased, leaving only heavy breathing as fear engulfed everyone.

They had realized that the man spouting arrogance was floating in the sky!

What did this mean?

At the very least, one must be a Deity to be able to fly!

This meant the person in the sky must be at the Spirit Sea Realm at minimum, and not just an ordinary Spirit Sea Expert, but one who had mastered a Domain and formed a Deity, possibly even in the Nascent Soul or Divine Infant Realm!

Yes, knowing that the Ying Family had a Nascent Soul Old Ancestor in residence, how could it be possible for a newly ascended Deity of the Spirit Sea Realm to come seeking death in provocation? Anyone capable of developing a Deity couldn’t possibly be a fool!

It must be a Nascent Soul Realm!

Hiss!

Facing a Nascent Soul Old Ancestor, who had the courage to speak up directly, everyone bowed their heads. Such beings, even the Ying Family’s own Old Ancestors, had to treat with utmost courtesy!

"Senior, our Old Ancestor is in closed-door cultivation. What brings you here?" After a long while, finally, a member of the Ying Family of the Spirit Sea Realm stepped forward to speak.

No matter the opponent was at the Nascent Soul Realm, they were still the Ying Family of Bright Moon, also boasting a Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestor in residence, and soon not just one!

They couldn’t let the prestige of the Ying Family diminish!

Zhou Heng stepped down as if treading on invisible stairways. Though his descent seemed slow, each step covered around a hundred yards. Within a few strides, he was only about thirty feet above the Ying Family’s main house. His robe fluttering, the terrifying aura also cascading with his movement, pressing down so heavily that it made breathing difficult.

All the Ying Family members turned red-faced, involuntarily placing their hands on their throats, gaping like fish out of water, unable to breathe.

"Stop!" A commanding voice rang out, and a figure shot from a corner of the Ying estate, the aura of the Nascent Soul Realm swirling wildly like a landslide and tsunami. As the aura swept through, all members of the Ying Family felt as if a burden had lifted, each greedily gasping for air.

Ying Tianyin finally made an appearance!

He couldn’t ignore it any longer, sensing a suffocating, powerful aura while in seclusion. If he didn’t show himself, the whole Ying Family might have been annihilated in an instant!

"The Old Ancestor!"

"The Old Ancestor has left seclusion!"

The members of the Ying Family cheered, originally on the brink of death, suddenly saved by the deity in their hearts. In their eyes, even if the sky were to fall, their Old Ancestor could uphold it single-handedly!

"Who are you, and why have you barged into our Ying Family?" Ying Tianyin was a thin old man, but the aura concealed within his frail body was like a fierce tiger, chilling to the bone.

He saw Zhou Heng but did not recognize him.

It was normal; previously, Zhou Heng, no matter how monstrous, was merely at the Mountains and Rivers Realm, an insignificant Minor Warrior in the view of Nascent Souls. He had likely only heard Zhou Heng’s name at most.

"Zhou, Zhou Heng!"

"He is Zhou Heng!"

"How is that possible, wasn’t this kid just at the Mountains and Rivers Realm?"

Ying Tianyin didn’t recognize Zhou Heng, but the other members of the Ying Family did, having witnessed his tremendous battle against Ying Cheng’en. Yet, no one expected that the Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse, who just by his aura had suppressed them to breathlessness, was actually Zhou Heng!

"Are you Zhou Heng?" Ying Tianyin’s eyebrows lifted, his gaze towards Zhou Heng becoming extremely solemn.

The first time he heard of Zhou Heng was when this young man had slain Ying Luotian, where prior events involving Ying Bingfeng, who was of too low a Cultivation Level, hadn’t even reached his ears.

At that time, Zhou Heng was still just at the Mountains and Rivers Realm, so Ying Tianyin wouldn’t concern himself with him. Moreover, with Ying Cheng’en insisting on dealing with Zhou Heng personally, he had soon forgotten about the matter.

It wasn’t until Zhou Heng had contended with Ying Cheng’en and survived that Ying Tianyin truly remembered his name.

Regardless, Ying Tianyin would never think Zhou Heng was more talented than Ying Cheng’en. After all, his grandson was favored by great celestial fortune, treasures would find him wherever he went, and he had even inherited Ancient Heritage—not to mention reaching the Divine Infant Realm; he could very well become the first to ascend to the Divinity Transformation Realm Heavenly Venerate in tens of thousands of years!

Yet, Zhou Heng had slapped him robustly in the face.

Nascent Soul Realm!

Zhou Heng had entered the Nascent Soul Realm before Ying Cheng’en!

How could such a thing happen?

Zhou Heng said with a light smile, "From today onwards, the Ying Family will become history!"

His tone was calm—as if he was talking about something no more ordinary than that. For the current Zhou Heng, erasing the Ying Family was merely a matter of lifting his hands; why would there be any need to shout and scream about it?

"What a grand statement!" Ying Tianyin’s expression turned icy. Since Ying Cheng’en was still secluded, striving to break into the Nascent Soul Realm, he decided to send Zhou Heng off himself by personally burying this genius!

What of the Nascent Soul Realm?

How long had it been since Zhou Heng broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm? A month, six months, a year?

At most a year!

He had reached the third layer of the Nascent Soul Realm seven hundred years ago; was that something a newcomer just advanced into the Nascent Soul Realm could compare with?

"Since you are so eager to seek death, then as an elder I shall fulfill your wish!" Ying Tianyin huffed and struck towards Zhou Heng with a flipped palm, initially not intending to give his all but merely to test Zhou Heng’s depth.

"I’ll humour you, old man!" Zhou Heng said with a faint smile, his intent still to draw out Ying Cheng’en, so Ying Tianyin couldn’t die too quickly.

With a flick of his finger, vigorous qi surged forth, shattering Ying Tianyin’s palm instantly with a whoosh, sending ripples through the air as the hole rapidly enlarged, reducing the entire palm to fragments in the blink of an eye.

Ying Tianyin gasped lightly and withdrew his right hand, which was unharmed, as it was but a manifestation of spiritual power. Although his strike was not his fullest effort, Zhou Heng had remained calm and composed, rendering it impossible to gauge his true potential.

Yet even so, a battle between two Nascent Soul Realm experts would not go unnoticed; a thunderous noise instantly spread throughout the entirety of Lanling City.

Whistling through the air, two figures appeared, both elderly men dressed in purple and blue. They were the other two Nascent Soul Realm Old Ancestors from Bright Moon Country, Mei Songtao of the Mei Family and Bai Yushi of the Bai Family.

Previously engaged in seclusion or other matters, they couldn’t possibly ignore a battle involving the Nascent Soul Realm and thus came to see for themselves.

Although the three major clans had their differences, they were as lips to teeth; if a foreign enemy invaded, they would certainly not stand by if the Ying Family fell, for they might well be next.

"Eh?" Upon seeing how young Zhou Heng appeared, both Mei Songtao and Bai Yushi showed surprised expressions.

He didn’t just appear young; the vigorous vitality in him was like a blazing furnace—an indicator of a truly young body! This young man was definitely under five hundred years old!

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm before reaching five hundred was a sure sign of a genius, on par with Zhao Duotian and Ying Cheng’en, renowned throughout the world!

"Who might you be?" Mei Songtao asked. Although his daughter spent a lot of time with Zhou Heng, his own status wouldn’t allow him to stoop so low as to make Zhou Heng’s acquaintance. Thus, like Ying Tianyin, he had only heard of Zhou Heng’s name but had not met him.

Bai Yushi also looked at Zhou Heng, his gaze filled with curiosity.

Engaging in battle with another of the same realm was too dangerous; unless absolutely necessary, even a three-against-one scenario was undesirable, as it could drag one of them down!

Thus, the best outcome would be if Zhou Heng could be persuaded to retreat.

Zhou Heng was also meeting the three Old Ancestors of Bright Moon Country for the first time. He didn’t recognize Mei Songtao and Bai Yushi, which didn’t matter as he could guess who they were. Therefore, he smiled and said, "I am Zhou Heng," and gave a slight bow.

Zhou, Zhou Heng!

Both Mei Songtao and Bai Yushi showed great astonishment; they had heard of Zhou Heng’s name and knew of this junior’s extraordinary nature. He had mastered a domain within the Mountains and Rivers Realm, making him a monstrous genius!

However high they regarded Zhou Heng, they hadn’t expected this youngster to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in such a short time!

By comparison, Zhao Duotian and Ying Cheng’en seemed markedly inferior!

Wait, this youngster was only in his twenties, right?

Hiss!

Glancing at each other, they could see the absolute shock in each other’s eyes.

"Brother Mei, Brother Bai, according to our agreement, I ask that both of you join me in dealing with this junior," Ying Tianyin said with a grave voice. Having failed to probe Zhou Heng’s depth with his initial strike, he could not afford to be careless, lest Zhou Heng drag them all down together.

The three major clans had an agreement to unite against foreign threats. Ying Tianyin was not the type to care about face.

However, Mei Songtao crossed his arms behind his back and said, "Brother Ying, our agreement was to unite against foreign experts. Zhou Heng is a member of the Zhao Family, not covered by our agreement! This is your personal grudge, and I should not interfere!"

Laughable—since he had allowed his beloved daughter to follow Zhou Heng, Mei Songtao clearly saw the potential in him and had a very favorable opinion of this young man, even considering him as a potential son-in-law; how could he possibly join Ying Tianyin in moving against his prospective son-in-law? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote and recommend monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)